Pat Roberts: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman.”

I thank my colleagues for joining me in reviewing the nominations of the individuals before us.

Orrin Hatch is not most people. Simply put, the institution he truly loves will not be the same without him.

Ms. Courtney Dunbar Jones, I think your statement was mercifully short, and extremely poignant, and extremely to the point.

I call this hearing of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee to order.